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Old 03-10-2024, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by brewster29 View Post
After 30ish years of using only Nosler partition and Accubond bullets I have done two things: I have converted to Barnes, especially the LRX, and I am now packing a very trim 280 Remington in place of my REM 700 based 340 Weatherby. Broadside and quartering to shoulder shots on several bulls have shown the 280 to be a very effective elk killer, and not nearly as rough on the owner/operator as the 340!
Are you using the 139 or 145 lrx in your 280? I just picked up some 139s that I'm itchin to try

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